Description
Phonak Audéo™ Sphere Infinio Hearing Aids
Phonak Audeo Sphere Infinio Hearing aids include a 5-year warranty.
Phonak is one of the largest hearing aid manufacturers in the world. It is based in Switzerland and is part of the Sonova Group, which includes Unitron.
Phonak is known for its innovative hearing aids. Founded in 1947 in Switzerland, it became the leading innovator in analogue hearing aids. In 1985, after purchasing multiple hearing aid companies, it became Phonak Holding AG and the world’s leading provider of digital hearing aids. 2007, it changed its name to Sonova Holding—or Sonova Group.
Phonak Audeo Sphere Infinio was released in 2024 and supersedes Phonak Audéo Lumity. Click here to view all of Phonak’s hearing aids.
Overview
- New ERA and DEEPSONIC chip
- Spheric Speech Clarity
- 30% longer-lasting Rechargeable Battery
- APD 3.0 – A New Hearing Prescription to accurately match your hearing loss
- AutoSense 6.0
- It has enhanced Bluetooth – Faster connection speeds over longer distances. Auracast Ready.
- 30% longer lasting lithium-ion rechargeable battery compared to Lumity Hearing Aids.
Phonak Infinio Models
Phonak Audéo Sphere Infinio Rechargeable
- A Receiver in the Ear Hearing Aid with a rocker switch for adjusting the volume, program changes and answering phone calls.
- Double Tap Controls for answering phone calls and starting/stopping streaming.
- Enhanced Bluetooth – Universally connects up to 8 Bluetooth devices and two simultaneously.
- The new ERA chip allows for uninterrupted hands-free calls and streaming at twice the distance of previous Phonak Bluetooth models.
- Autosense 6.0 with Spheric Speech Clarity.
- Water Resistant.
Phonak Audéo Infinio Rechargeable
For information on Phonak Audeo Infinio Hearing Aid Models, please click here.
New Technology
The new ERA Chip allows for four key new features:
- APD 3.0 – a new fitting prescription that uses the latest research and ERA processing speed to give the user the correct gain at each hearing loss frequency.
- AutoSense 6.0—Trained with artificial intelligence, AutoSense is software that automatically changes the hearing aid’s programs and settings. As a hearing aid user moves into different listening environments, Autosense automatically loads the best program, changes the volume, and adjusts the hearing device’s advanced features.
- Enhanced Bluetooth – Universal connectivity and 2-way streaming to any Bluetooth devices, including phones, tablets and laptops. Phonak Infinio hearing aids will pair up to 8 and 2 Bluetooth devices simultaneously. The new ERA chip allows for increased Bluetooth transmission power, allowing users to maintain a high-quality signal over twice the distance of the previous Phonak Bluetooth.
- Auracst Ready – Auracast™ broadcast will enable devices such as smartphones, laptops, televisions, or public address systems to broadcast audio to an unlimited number of nearby compatible receivers, including hearing aids, speakers and earbuds.
The new DEEPSONIC chip enables the new Spheric Speech Clarity system to operate. Phonak Sphere Infinio hearing aids are Phonak’s first hearing aids that can fully exploit the power of Artificial intelligence (AI) to separate speech from Noise. They have been trained using 22 million sound samples using a Deep Neural Network (DNN), and the Spheric Speech Clarity system can use these learnings to identify and remove unwanted noise from the speech signal, resulting in improved speech understanding in noisy environments.
Other Phoank Infinio Audéo Technology
Speech Enhancer is an adaptive feature that enhances a soft speech signal in quiet situations. Hearing aid wearers experience reduced listening effort in quiet.
- Automatically activates when soft speech is detected
- Specifically, it targets soft and distant speech in quiet
Dynamic Noise Cancellation: This feature helps remove unwanted noises and reduces listening effort in background noise. The system works with Phonak’s adaptive beamformer and the motion sensor.
- Dynamic Noise Cancellation works with directional microphones to make it easier to hear in noisy environments.
- Motion Sensor Hearing detects when the wearer is moving to optimise hearing in noise.
- SpeechSensor detects the primary speech source and automatically adjusts the microphone mode to ensure better access to speech from the sides and back.
Motion Sensor: This detects whether the user is stationary or moving and how noisy the surroundings are. AutoSense OS™ 6.0 automatically adjusts the hearing aid setting to ensure optional hearing.
StereoZoom 2.0: This feature enables the hearing aid microphones to focus on speech from the front and is activated in noisy listening environments.
With SpeechSensor: Users can hear from the back and the sides. This automatic feature detects the primary speech source and adjusts its microphone modes to ensure the client has more access to speech from the side and back.
Phonak Infinio Hearing Aid Colours
Difference in Infinio Performance Levels
Phonak Audeo Infinio Hearing Aids are available in 4 technology levels:
- Premium – 90
- Advanced – 70
All the performance levels are the same size and use the ERA and DeepSonic chip. The difference is that the software loaded on the device, the Advanced 70 model, has no speech enhancer. Your technology level will depend on your hearing loss, lifestyle and budget.
| Premium 90 | Advanced 70 | |
|---|---|---|
| AutoSense OS™ 6.0 | ||
| Spheric Speech in Loud Noise | • | • |
| Speech in Loud Noise | ||
| Music | • | • |
| Speech in Car | • | • |
| Comfort in Noise | • | • |
| Speech in Noise | • | • |
| Calm Situations | • | • |
| Media speech + mic | • | • |
| Media music + mic | • | • |
| Features | ||
| Spheric Speech Clarity | ||
| Speech Enhancer | • | |
| SpeechSensor | • | • |
| StereoZoom 2.0 | • | • |
| Dynamic Noise Cancellation | • | • |
| Motion Sensor Hearing | • | • |
| RogerDirect™ | • | • |
| ActiveVent™ | • | • |
| Tap Control | • | • |
| SoundRelax | • | • |
| DuoPhone | • | • |
| Real Ear Sound | • | • |
| UltraZoom | • | • |
| Health functionalities1 | • | • |
| WindBlock | • | • |
| User Preference Tuning | • | • |
| Tinnitus Balance | • | • |
| Auto Acclimatization | • | • |
| Environmental Balance | • | • |
| SoundRecover2 | • | • |
| WhistleBlock | • | • |
| NoiseBlock | • | • |
| QuickSync | • | • |
| AOV | • | • |
| Fine tuning channels | 20 | 20 |
Phonak App
The Phonak Audéo Lumity Remote app allows users to make multiple adjustments to the hearing aids.
Remote Control
- Control volume and select programs
- Create your preferred settings and programs
- Dynamic Noise Cancellation through improved Speech Focus slider
Remote Support
- Convenient remote video support from your hearing care professional
- Real-time hearing aid adjustment over distance in the natural environment
Health
- The new health section offers functions such as tracking steps, activity levels, heart rate (Audeo Fit only), and distance walking and running.
- Optional goal setting for Steps.
Devices
- Status information of the connected hearing aids and hearing aid accessories
- Battery state of charge
- Bluetooth® phone call configuration
- Set up Bluetooth phone calls and streaming
- Tap Control configuration
Phonak myCall-to-Text app will transcribe it so the user can read what is being said in real time.
Bluetooth Wireless Accessories
For more details on Phonak Accessories and user instruction manuals, please see the Phonak website by clicking here.
The Phonak TV Connector is an accessory that streams TV and music directly to your hearing aids, transforming your Bluetooth® hearing aids into wireless stereo headsets. The plug-and-play connector works with TVs and other audio sources to support direct hearing aid connectivity to Infinio, Lumity, Paradise, and Marvel hearing aids.
PartnerMic is a discreet microphone that attaches to your partner’s lapel to improve hearing during one-on-one conversations. With direct connectivity, you can benefit from clear speech streamed directly to your Infinio, Lumity, Paradise, or Marvel hearing aids.
Phonak RemoteControl – A pocket-sized remote control that allows you to change volume and programmes.
Roger On™ V3 is Phonak’s latest microphone for everyday use in noisy environments and over distance. Roger Microphones bridge the gap in hearing ability when background noise is present and where there is distance from the speaker (more than 2m).
References:
- Wright, A., Kuehnel, V., Keller, M., Seitz-Paquette, K., Latzel, M. (2024). Spheric Speech Clarity applies DNN signal processing to significantly improve speech understanding from any direction and reduce the listening effort. Phonak Field Study News, retrieved from https://www.phonak.com/evidence.
- Raufer, S., Kohlhauer, P., Jehle, F., Kühnel, V., Preuss, M., Hobi, S. (2024). Spheric Speech Clarity has proven to outperform three key competitors for clear speech in noise. Phonak Field Study News retrieved from https://www.phonak.com/evidence.
